Keetley Junction, Utah
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Park City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84060. It lies near Richardson Flat. The Survey maps it on the Park City East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 26 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1885 USGS Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1900 USGS Coalville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Coalville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Park City East quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1999 USGS Park City East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Keetley Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 719 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | OLD RANCH |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RICHARDSON FLATE |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RANCH MORNING |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DEER VALLEY |
| 30 September 2000 | Fireworks | 25 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ABILITY CENTER FIRE |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | STAR VIEW |
| 3 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | I CAN HELP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 125 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 125 workings within 5 miles of Keetley Junction: 87 past producers, 19 occurrences, 18 producers, 1 prospect. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Stone, Dimension, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Tunnel | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1889, 1893 | |
| American Flag Shaft | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| American Flag Shaft | Gold, Silver, Manganese, Lead, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| American Flag Shaft No. 2 | Silver, Lead, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Copper | Past Producer | Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| Anchor Tunnel Protal | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Constellation Shaft | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Daly Shaft No. 2 | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1885, 1886, 1955 | |
| East Utah | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| East Utah Shaft | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Garey Shaft and Prospects | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Basin | 3.3 miles | 26 | |
| Park City | 3.3 miles | 26 | |
| Silver Creek Junction | 4.0 miles | 26 | |
| Atkinson | 4.1 miles | 26 | |
| Snyderville | 4.6 miles | 26 | |
| Silver Springs | 4.9 miles | 26 | |
| Kimball Junction | 5.5 miles | 26 | |
| Peoa | 6.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437601. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.








